THINGS WE CAN USE OR ADAPT FROM THIS LESSON:
Use lesson as an ice breaker for classes
Graphs and charts on popularity of names in different times
Generating word lists before creative writing
Grid for words with different voices or feelings
Tie in with an art project
Make a wordle to create individual word banks for students
Check spelling by reading backwards the words of the piece
WAYS TO MODIFY LESSON
Difficulty in developing tone words without a text model or how to approach the voice
Write your model name piece while we are writing
Have a way to handle the great number and variety of the model texts so that participants know how to process
Clarify the difference between persona, voice, and tone
add some background on the tradition of African Americans choosing new names or immigrants Americanizing their names
Have the word grid visible while we revise
Practice switching tones with a short chunk of sentences
Use lesson as an ice breaker for classes
Graphs and charts on popularity of names in different times
Generating word lists before creative writing
Grid for words with different voices or feelings
Tie in with an art project
Make a wordle to create individual word banks for students
Check spelling by reading backwards the words of the piece
WAYS TO MODIFY LESSON
Difficulty in developing tone words without a text model or how to approach the voice
Write your model name piece while we are writing
Have a way to handle the great number and variety of the model texts so that participants know how to process
Clarify the difference between persona, voice, and tone
add some background on the tradition of African Americans choosing new names or immigrants Americanizing their names
Have the word grid visible while we revise
Practice switching tones with a short chunk of sentences